Massachusetts · Bill 4016 · 194th General Court

An Act regarding human nature

H 4016 Sponsored by Russell E. Holmes Failed

  1. Introduced Apr 10, 2025
  2. Failed  
  3. Passed the House  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

By Representative Holmes of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4016) of Russell E. Holmes relative to neuroscience in criminal proceedings. The Judiciary.

Every action

5 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. CommitteeReported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order · Joint Committee on the Judiciary
  2. CommitteeReferred to the committee on The Judiciary · Joint Committee on the Judiciary
  3. SenateSenate concurred
  4. CommitteeHearing scheduled for 09/23/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2 · Joint Committee on the Judiciary
  5. HouseAccompanied a study order, see H5281 (under House Rule 27)

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Massachusetts's official records (malegislature.gov/api), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.